Hand-covering



PATENTED SEPT. 20, 1904.

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HAND COVERING.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 20. 1904.

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No. 770,670- PATENTED SEPT. 20, 1904.

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JACOB I. BRORBY, OF SHENANDOAH, IOIVA.

HAND-COVERING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 770,670, dated September 20, 1904.

Application filed May 20, 1904. Serial No. 208,937. il to model.)

To a whom 71! TIMI/Z] concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB I. BRQRBY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Shenandoah, in the county of Page and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Hand-Covering, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hand-coverings.

The object of the invention is to present a hand-covering adapted for use by corn-huskers and by laborers generally requiring a strong and cheap covering adapted to be interchanged that is to say, to be worn on either hand. Furthermore, in a practical manner to simplify the construction of the covering, thus to cheapen its cost of production and to facilitate its manufacture.

More generally stated the object of the invention is to present an interchangeable handcovering which when worn out on one side can be changed from one hand to the other, presenting thereby a new surface for wear.

With the above and other objects in view, as will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists, generally stated, in a hand -covering, either a mitten or a glove, provided with adouble thumb made of a single piece of material arranged on the thumb side of the covering, the thumb not in use being adapted to be tucked into the body of the covering and to lie upon the back of the hand of the wearer. Under the arrangement shown the hand-covering will give the wearer nearly twice the amount of wear of an ordinary covering without any excess in cost.

The invention consists, further. in the novel construction and combination of parts of a hand-covering, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts, there are illustrated two forms of embodiment of the invention, each capable of carrying the same into practical operation, it being understood that the elements therein exhibited may be varied or changed as to shape, proportion, and exact manner of assemblage without departing from the spirit thereof.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view of a blank from which the body portion of a mitten is made. Fig. 2 is a View of the thumbblank. Fig. 3 is a view in perspective of a completed mitten made in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 4 is a View in perspective of the mitten turned inside out to exhibit the lines of stitches for holding the different parts of the mitten assembled. Fig. 5 is a view of a glove-blank. Fig. 6 is aview in perspective of a glove having a thumb constructed as shown in Figs. 3 and 4.

Referring to the drawings, and to Figs. 1 to 4 thereof, 1 designates the body of a mitten provided with a thumb-opening 2, in this instance approximately reniform in shape. The thumb-opening projects equally from each side of the median line of the blank, so that when the blank is folded the opening will be opposite the seam connecting the sides of the blank. The blank is made from any suitable material, such as leather or heavy cloth, and its top portion is rounded, as usual. Secured within the thumb-opening in the usual manner is the double thumb 3, the same comprising two thumb-stalls t and 5, each a counterpart of the other, one of which when the mitten is in use being tucked within the body portion, as shown in Fig. 3, and lies across the back of the hand of the wearer. Of course it will be understood that when the mitten is upon the right hand the left-hand thumb-stall will be tucked in, and vice versa. The thumbblank, as shown in Fig. 2, has one edge 6 cupid bow-shaped, and its opposite edge is provided with a triangular rabbet 7 which merges into two curved portions or extensions 8 and 9, that extend to the bow-shaped edge on straight lines 10. In folding the blank to form the double thumb the outer sides thereof are turned inward on the dotted lines 11 to bring the side edges 10 into alinement with the walls of the rabbet 7, and this will bring the curved portions 8 and 9 into register. These parts are then secured together by a row of stitches 12, thus presenting the double-thumb stall, and this is then secured in the thumb-opening by a row of stitches 13. Of course it will be understood that when the double thumb is being secured to the mitten-body and the sides of the mitten-body are being secured together by a row or rows of stitches 14: that the parts are turned inside out, as shown in Fig. 4;, so that when the parts are reversed all of the seams will be on the inner sides, and thus shielded from view. As the thumb-opening is in the center of the body-blank, this will throw the seam formed by the line of stitches 14: away from the palm portion of the mitten, so that this part will be devoid of any seams, and this, as will be apparent, will impart added strength to the mitten and increase its wearing qualities. The base 15 of the double thumb is also devoid of seams, thus reinforcing it and in creasing its wearing qualities.

When the mitten is worn by a right-hand person, the left-hand thumb will be tucked into the body of the mitten and will. be disposed upon the back of the hand of the wearer, the reverse beingtrue when the mitten is worn on the left hand.

The form of mitten above described is particularly adapted for use by corn-huskers,

brick-layers, and others who require that their hands be protected and will be found of the highest efficiency and durability in use.

The idea of a single-piece double thumb may also be carried into effect'in connection with a glove, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the blank shown in Fig. 5 being provided with slits 16 to ,form the fingers and with a thumbopen-- ing 17. The thumb-opening is disposed in the middle of the blank and is of the same shape, or approximately the same, as that of the mitten. hen the parts of the glove are assembled, the double thumbs are disposed in the same manner as that above describedthat is to say, the unused thumb will be tucked into the body of the glove and will lie along the back of the hand of the wearer.

While the hand-coverings herein described are exceedingly simple of construction, they will be found of the highest efficiency and durability in use for the purposes designed, and owing to the absence of numerous seams in the mitten and of the employment of fourchettesin the glove the cost of manufacture of the article is reduced to the minimum.

Having thus fully described the invention, what is claimed is- 1. A hand-covering provided on its thumb side with two thumbs constructed from a single piece of material.

2. A hand-covering, the body of which is provided with a single thumb-opening, and a double thumb secured in the opening.

3. A hand-covering the body of which is constructed of a single piece of material and the connecting-seam of which is disposed opposite the thumb side, and a double thumb constructed from a single piece of material and disposed on the thumb side of the body.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JACOB I. BRORBY.

Witnesses:

ELBER'I A. READ, R. P. GALT. 

